2018 Sun Belt Conference football season

2018 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30, 2018
through January 2019
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN+, Cox Sports Television
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickWR Marcus Green, Louisiana-Monroe
Picked byAtlanta Falcons, 203rd overall
Regular Season
East championsAppalachian State
Troy
West championsLouisiana
Arkansas State
Championship Game
ChampionsAppalachian State
  Runners-upLouisiana
Finals MVPRB Darrynton Evans, App State
Football seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy$   7 1     11 2  
Troy x   7 1     10 3  
Georgia Southern   6 2     10 3  
Coastal Carolina   2 6     5 7  
Georgia State   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy   5 3     7 7  
Arkansas State x   5 3     8 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 4     6 6  
South Alabama   2 6     3 9  
Texas State   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 30, 2018, and ended on November 24, 2018. It was a part of the 2018 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football. The Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018, with Appalachian State winning the inaugural game. The entire schedule was released on February 27.[1]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Football Schedule". Sunbeltsports.org. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.